2023 SCSA Regional Tournament explained

2023 SCSA Regional Tournament
Association:NIRSA
League:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Sport:Soccer
Prevseason Year:2022
Hosts Alt:Site
Hosts:Dorey Park
Henrico, VA
Duration:October 27–29, 2023
No Of Teams:16 (men's)
12 (women's)
Season:Men's Championship Division
Season Champ Name:Score
Season Champs:1–0
League Champ Name:Champion
League Champs:Virginia Tech
(4th title, 5th title game)
Second Place:North Carolina
(6th title game)
Season2:Women's Championship Division
Season Champ2 Name:Score
Season Champs2:1–0
League Champ2 Name:Champion
League Champs2:Virginia
(3rd title, 3rd title game)
Second Place2:South Carolina
(1st title game)
Seasonslist:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Seasonslistnames:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Prevseason Link:2022 SCSA Regional Tournament
Nextseason Year:2024

The 2023 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 13th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Dorey Park in Henrico, Virginia from October 27–29th, 2023. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's divisions, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2023 NIRSA National Soccer Championships' championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance.[1]

Format

The tournament consisted of twelve women's teams and sixteen men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.

For the men's division group stage, the 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 8.

For the women's division group stage, a team dropped out prior to the tournament and was unable to be replaced, meaning the tournament would only have 11 teams. The tournament would have two groups of four teams and one group of three teams. Each team played 2 games against teams in their group, and the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals. The final 2 spots were given to the highest ranked third placed teams. Seeding was adjusted based on teams' final game timings.

Pool play games were two 35-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage.[2]

Knockout stage games also consisted of two 35-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten-minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.[3]

Participants

Men's

Divisional champions!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
Atlantic NorthVirginia Tech9th2022
Atlantic SouthNorth Carolina13th2022
Coastal NorthFlorida12th2022
Coastal SouthUCF11th2022
Mid-AtlanticElon4th2022
Mountain EastGeorgia Tech8th2022
Mountain NorthTennessee5th2022
Mountain WestAlabama4th2019
Wild cards!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
Atlantic NorthVirginia12th2022
Atlantic NorthWilliam & Mary4th2022
Atlantic SouthNC State7th2021
Atlantic SouthUNC-Wilmington6th2018
Coastal NorthFlorida State5th2019
Coastal SouthUSF5th2022
Mid-AtlanticApp State4th2021
Mountain NorthKentucky3rd2022

Women's

Divisional champions!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
FloridaFlorida13th2022
NorthVirginia12th2022
NortheastNorth Carolina13th2022
NorthwestVanderbilt9th2022
SoutheastClemson10th2021
SouthwestGeorgia7th2018
Wild cards!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
FloridaTampa1stNever
NortheastNC State9th2019
NorthwestTennessee3rd2017
SoutheastSouth Carolina2nd2022
SouthwestAlabama2nd2022

Group stage

Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's IMLeagues, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Men's

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1App State321032+16Advanced to knockout stage
2Virginia Tech310253+25
3USF31112204
4Alabama302136−31
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1NC State310274+35Advanced to knockout stage
2Elon311157−24
3William & Mary30034403
4Tennessee301245−12
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Georgia Tech310243+15Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida30034403
3Kentucky30033303
4UNC-Wilmington301245−12
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1North Carolina320142+27Advanced to knockout stage
2Virginia311143+14
3UCF312024−23
4Florida State301212−12
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Women's

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Florida220050+56Advanced to knockout stage
2South Carolina220052+36
3NC State200226−40
4Tennessee200204−40
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Georgia220070+76Advanced to knockout stage
2Vanderbilt210131+24
3Tampa201115−41
4Alabama202005−50
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia210151+44Advanced to knockout stage
2North Carolina210141+34
3Clemson202007−70

Tournament bracket

Women's

National Championship performance

See main article: 2023 NIRSA National Soccer Championship.

Men's

TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformance
Virginia TechTournament
champion
11th2018Finalist
(0–2 vs BYU)
North CarolinaHighest RPI
remaining teams
18th2022Consolation Semifinalist
(4–6 vs Texas)
Georgia Tech2nd highest RPI
remaining teams
4th2016Quarterfinalist
(0–2 a.e.t. vs BYU)
FloridaNational wildcard15th2022Consolation Semifinalist
(2–4 vs Illinois)

Women's

TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformance
VirginiaTournament
champion
13th2022Quarterfinalist
(2–3 a.e.t. vs UCLA)
FloridaHighest RPI
remaining teams
17th2021Quarterfinalist
(0–1 a.e.t. vs Boston College)
South Carolina2nd highest RPI
remaining teams
1stNeverSweet 16
(0–2 vs Colorado State)
North CarolinaNational wildcard18th2021Sweet 16
(0–1 vs Michigan State)
VanderbiltNational wildcard2nd2022Semifinalist
(0–1 vs Boston College)
Source:[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regional Tournament . 2023-07-16 . Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance . en . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708120009/http://www.region2soccer.org/regional-tournament.html . live .
  2. Web site: Granholm . Cory . Regional Tournaments . 2023-07-16 . NIRSA Play . en-US . 2023-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230618114432/https://play.nirsa.net/soccer/regional-tournaments/ . live .
  3. Web site: Tournament Rules of Play . 2023-07-08 . Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance . en . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708034438/http://www.region2soccer.org/tournament-rules-of-play.html . live .
  4. Web site: 2023-11-05 . Weekly Rankings NIRSA Play . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105034241/https://play.nirsa.net/soccer/weekly-rankings/ . 2023-11-05 . 2023-11-05 . NIRSA Play.
  5. Web site: Villegas . Ky . 2023-11-07 . Women's Club Soccer makes program history with 1st national tournament appearance . 2023-12-31 . The Daily Gamecock . en-US.